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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs:

   1. The playwright and poet _____________ come.
   2. My scissors ___________ sharp.
   3. The Arabian Nights ____________ an interesting book.
   4. The sound of the drum ___________ very irritating. Please stop it.
   5. Democracy ___________ people many rights.
   6. One of our teachers ____________ given a prize.
   7. None of the contestants ____________ selected.
   8. The cabinet ____________ passed a resolution.
   9. The news _____________ too good to be true.
   10. Neither of your neckties ____________ your coat.
   11. The cattle ___________ being taken to the pasture.
   12. Some of the topics ____________ very difficult.
   13. Bread and butter ____________ my breakfast.
   14. The police ____________ after the criminals.
   15. Everyone __________ to do the duty.
   16. The captain with the players ____________ at the ground.
   17. Either I or she ____________ at fault.
   18. She and I ___________ friends.
   19. Not only Sohrab but I _____________ also interested in this project.
   20. The poet and the teacher _____________ here to meet the people.
2. 2.

   Rewrite these sentences after choosing the correct verbs.

   1. Neither Michael nor Johnsy	(is/are)	brave.
   2. A group of carol singers	(is/are)	at the door.
   3. The gates of the temple	(were/was)	closed.
   4. The jury	(was/were)	divided in opinion.
   5. My grandfather	(tells/tell)	interesting stories.
   6. A cat	(are/is)	known for the deep sleep.
   7. My hair	(are/is)	curly.
   8. Mostly children	(has/have)	a sweet tooth.
   9. We	(love/loves)	helping others.
   10. The doctor with nurses	(was/were)	in the operation theatre.

    

3. 3.

   Choose the correct verbs given in brackets. Add the auxiliary verbs where necessary:

   1. What ___________ you need now? (do/does) I __________ already __________ you sufficient amount of money. (has/have), (give/given)
   2. Mostly people ___________ to the temples to pray to God who __________ them with success. (go/goes), (bless/blesses)
   3. I always ___________ by you, ___________ you do the same when I __________ some difficulties? (stood/stand), (can/will), (face/faces)
   4. Do you ___________ it is nice to backbite somebody, especially one who ___________ never ___________ ill of you? (thinks/think), (have/has), (speak/spoke/spoken)
   5. Half of the time ___________ spent by the players in warming up and could not ___________ a goal. (is/was), (scored/scores/score)
   6. At last the news ___________ that the soldiers ____________ down the dreaded terrorist. (come/came), (have shot/had shot)
   7. Honesty ___________ in the long run through in the beginning it __________ distant dream. (pay/pays), (seems/seemed)
   8. She always ___________ milk in breakfast but today she __________ coffee. (takes/take),(takes/is taking)
   9. The interview board _____________ its best to motivate the candidate but he could not _________ the board.(tries/try/tried), (impress/impressed)
   10. _____________ you ____________ your meals but please ____________ throw the foil in the floor, it ___________ look nice. (Have/has), (eat/eats/eaten), (do not/does not), (does not/do not)
4. 4.

   Correct the errors in these sentences.

   1. Arabian Nights are a wonderful book. Have you read it?
   2. Look! A pride of lions are sunning itself.
   3. Either you goes or I go. We can't goes together.
   4. Twenty crores are a huge amount of money. If only I can win the lottery!
   5. So sad! Neither of those shoes match my clothes.
   6. The news are true. He is alive!
   7. Some of these chapters seems difficult. When will I complete my studies!
   8. Smoking cause cancer. Smoking cigarettes causes cancer.
   9. Riya as well as you are welcome to my house.
   10. One of my aunts have arrived from the U.S.A.
   11. The number of taxis are increasing on the road.
   12. Jacqueline incorporate a few super foods in all her daily meals.
   13. Chia seeds contains healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
   14. This student want to know something about causative verbs.
   15. What we learns at school should help us later on in our lives.